Drinks

Mimosa

Seltzer water
Orange drink mix

Mix together and add ice.  Refreshing!

Pink Lady

Cold tea
Sweetener to taste
Pink Lemonade mix
1/4 tsp salt

Mix together and add ice.  Enjoy!

Spiced Chai Tea

Chai tea
Cinnamon stick
Ready made Vanilla Drink

Brew chai tea, add vanilla drink to taste and add cinnamon stick.  Mmmm!

Bloody Mary

Tomato Basil Soup
6 ozs cold water, adjust according to taste
Spices, Tobasco sauce
Celery stick

Mix cold water with Tomato soup, add spices to taste.  Add ice cubes and celery stick.  Tasty!

News

New products are in the works!  Coming soon - Double Chocolate Bar, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar, Vanilla Drink Mix, Chocolat Chip Cookie.

I can hardly wait!!

Apricot Sauce for Chicken

2 tbsp Walden Farms Apricot Spread
3 tbsp soya sauce or Bragg's Seasoning Sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced or 1 tsp ground ginger
8 chicken thighs

Melt apricot spread in microwave.  Add other ingredients and mix well.  Place chicken thighs snugly together in a baking dish.  Pour sauce over chicken and bake @ 325 degrees for 1 hr.

* You can adjust seasonings to taste.

Thanks, Michele!

Salad Dressing Recipes

Chili Lime Dressing

1/4 c       chopped cilantro
1/4 c       finely chopped tomato
1 tbsp     apple cider vinegar (I like Bragg's)
1 tbsp     lime juice
1 tbsp     oil - grapeseed or olive
1/2 tsp    lime zest
1/4 tsp    chili powder
1 clove   chopped garlic
                   salt & pepper to taste

Mix in food processor or blender.

Oriental Dressing

1/8 c       oil - olive or grapeseed
1/3 c       apple cider vinegar
1/3 c       soya sauce or Bragg's seasoning sauce
2 tbsp     Dijon or hot mustard
1 tbsp     chopped garlic
1 tbsp     chopped fresh ginger
               wasabi paste to taste

Mix in blender or food processor.


Tomato Dressing

1 c           tomato juice
1 tbsp      white vinegar
1/8 tsp     sweetener
2 tbsp      chopped onion
2 tbsp      chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp      chopped fresh chives
1/4 tsp     sea salt
1/2 tsp     Worcestershire sauce
                fresh ground pepper to taste

Mix in blender or food processor.


Lemon Dill Dressing for Green Beans

4 tsp       chopped fresh dill
1 tbsp     chopped shallots
1 tbsp     oil - grapesedd or olive
1 tbsp     lemon juice
1 tsp       grainy mustard
               salt & pepper to taste

Mix in blender or food processor.  Pour dressing over cooked green beans.

Thanks for the recipes, Laura

Cooking the Ideal Protein Omelet

Here's how one of my clients cooks the omelet:  add 6 - 7 ozs of water to the shaker cup, add omelet mix and shake.  Pour into a microwave safe glass pie pan and cook for 2 minutes.  Puffs up nicely.  Veggies can also be added to omelet before cooking.

Thanks, Michele!

OPEN HOUSE

Sagebrush is having an Open House on Wed Oct 26 from 2 - 4 pm.  Have your questions about Ideal Protein answered.  Sample our products.  Everyone welcome. 

Sagebrush is located in the Osoyoos Health Center, 4816 89th St.  Side entrance.

RSVP Alice @ 1-250-999-1791 or e-mail zinowki@netbistro.com

Ideal Protein Super Weekend

Here is some info from the Super Weekend:

You can swap lunch and dinner if you're hungrier at lunch or if that suits your work schedule better.

If you eat a bar as your protein source at lunch, you can cut it up into smaller pieces and eat it over a few hours.

Cut a bar into 12 pieces and store in the freezer.  When you have a craving for something sweet, take a piece of frozen bar - it'll take longer to eat, satisfy your sweet tooth and you won't be tempted to cheat with something that's not allowed.

If you're taking thyroid medication, take it at lunchtime - it'll be more effective.

The last 2 cal mag pills of the day should be taken with food.

"Milkshake"

One of my clients passed on a delicious way to enjoy a "milkshake".  Put chocolate pudding powder and water in a blender and blend until smooth.  Add ice cubes and blend again.  Refreshing and yummy on a hot day!  She also makes an iced cappuccino the same way.

Let me know if you've tried it and if you have any more ideas.

White Cheddar Ridges

Just tried the new White Cheddar Ridges and liked them a lot.  They're more like a corn chip but narrower.  The seasoning reminded me of white cheddar popcorn - yummy!

Recipes

Turnip "Fries"

Preheat oven/toaster oven to 400 degrees F.  Wash, peel and cut turnip into French fry strips.  Use a nonstick pan or cover pan with foil and spray with Pam.  Place turnip fries in a single layer in pan and spray lightly with Pam or drizzle with 1 tsp grapeseed oil, season according to taste.  Bake for about 15 mins then broil for about 5 mins or until slightly browned.

Baked Zucchini Strips

Wash and cut small zucchini into quarters.  Follow recipe as for turnip fries.

Baked Asparagus

Wash, dry and snap off aspargus ends.  Follow recipe as for turnip fries - will get very tender and a bit crispy.

Turnip Soup

Heat chicken, beef or vegetable broth in a large pot.  Wash, peel and cube a turnip.  When broth is boiling, add turnip, lower heat, cover pot and simmer until turnip is soft.  Remove from heat, let cool slightly and puree.  Season to taste.  Add some Ideal Protein maple syrup to taste.  Use 2 - 2 1/2 cups as your vegetable serving.

Broccoli or Cauliflower Soup

Heat broth in pot as above.  Wash and cut up broccoli or cauliflower and follow recipe as above - don't add the maple syrup.

Michele's Kale "Chips"

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.  Wash, dry very well and cut kale into bite size pieces - making sure pieces are consistent sizes.  Put kale into a bowl that has a lid or in a large plastic bag that can be closed.  Add 1 tsp grapeseed oil and your favourite seasonings.  Put lid on bowl or seal bag and shake until kale is coated with oil.  Place on cookie sheet and bake for a few minutes, checking every minute for crispness - they will burn easliy.  Mushrooms can also be made this way but they will not be crisp - just tasty.

Red Cabbage

1 large head red cabbage, washed and chopped
1/2 c vinegar
1/8 c grapeseed oil
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp stevia

Sprinkle cabbage with vinegar.  Add oil, cabbage, and salt to a large pot. Simmer for 1 hr or until tender.  Freezes well.  Use 2 cups as your vegetable serving.

"Creamsicles"

1 pre-made Ideal ProteinVanilla Shake
1 pkg Ideal Protein Orange Drink

Mix orange drink with 8 oz water in a large measuring cup.  Add shake and mix well.  Pour into popsicle moulds and freeze.  Makes six 2 oz unrestricted treats.

Vegetable Beef Loaf

1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 - 2 c chopped cabbage
1/2 c chopped peppers
1 c chopped cauliflower
1 c chopped broccoli
1 c chopped celery
1 c chopped mushrooms
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
spices to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In large bowl combine all ingredients and mix well.  Spray a casserole dish lightly with Pam and place meat/veg mixture in dish.  Bake for 40 - 50 mins.  Makes 2 servings.

Beef Sausage

2 lbs extra lean ground beef
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp onion powder
1 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp smoked hickory salt
1 1/2 tbsp salt
1 tsp celery seed
1 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Add spices to meat and mix well.  Form meat into 2 rolls with a 1 1/2 to 2 " diameter.  Wrap in foil and refrigerate for 24 hrs.  Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr.  Open foil, drain.  Makes 4 servings.  Freezes well.

Chinese Broccoli

4 c broccoli
2 tbsp soy sauce or Bragg's Seasoning Sauce
3/4 c water
salt & pepper

Wash broccoli and remove stalks.  Peel stalks and cut onto small pieces.  Cut up florets.  Heat frying pan or wok and sprinkle bottom with salt.  Add stalks and stir for 1 min.  Add florets stirring for 2 mins more.  Add soy sauce, pepper and water.  Cover pan and simmer veggies to desired crispness.  Cabbage, cauliflower and asparagus can also be used.

Salad Dressing

1 tsp grapeseed or olive oil
1 1/2 tsps Bragg's Apple Cider vinegar
liquid or granular stevia
favorite spices

Mix oil, vinegar and spices together.  Add stevia to taste and mix well. 

* I found raspberry flavoured liquid stevia on the internet and used that to make a raspberry vinaigrette-type dressing.

* Please note that I have not tried all of these recipes.  Let me know what you think or if you have any recipes to add.

YOUR LAST DIET - THE KNOWLEDGE TO KEEP THOSE POUNDS OFF FOREVER!

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The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Method is a 4-phase protocol which helps stabilize the pancreas and blood sugar levels while burning fat and maintaining muscle and other lean tissue. This protocol is also an excellent support for cellulite reduction and has been used in well over one thousand Medi-spas and aesthetical clinics in North America over the last eight years with great success.
Our FDA approved labeled products are only available through trained and certified Health Professionals. Each Ideal Protein establishment has one or more experts to guide the dieter through the program. This valuable process serves to educate and encourage the dieters with a consistent method that is scientifically proven and deemed by most as easy to execute and maintain.
Obesity in Today’s Society is our public enemy number one.  Obesity is a serious health issue that affects nearly 30% of the population.  Obese individuals have a higher-than-normal rate of hypertension, type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, gallbladder diseases, osteoarthritis, strokes, respiratory diseases and even some types of cancers. Government studies predict that one in three people born today will develop diabetes in their lifetime.
We are one of the richest countries in the world with the largest obesity rate per capita and some of the largest health care costs per person. How did we get here? Increased consumption of more energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods with high levels of sugar and saturated fats, combined with reduced physical activity and stress, all have contributed to where we are today, a state that the World Health Organization has no qualms labeling as an “obesity epidemic.”